dorsal pancreatic artery

(redirected from great superior pancreatic artery)

dor·sal pan·cre·at·ic ar·ter·y

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origin, proximal part of splenic artery; distribution, passes inferiorly to neck of pancreas (partially embedded in the pancreas) to supply head and body of pancreas; anastomosis, superior pancreaticoduodenal.

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